Posts Tagged ‘diesel’

Winter Sports

One of the things I’m constantly thinking about when making my railroad photos is the relationship between the trains and the places through which they’re passing. From a small town to a giant city, the railroad was usually there first, and is most likely the primary reason for the town (or whatever it may be) [...]


Under the North Star

It’s was a brutally cold evening in Central Illinois as I was driving north on IL Route 78, just about to cross under the BNSF Railway at Laura, IL. Quick glances in both directions across the table-top flat middle Illinois terrain revealed a westbound train approaching, probably two miles away. Out here you can see [...]


Late Day Clouds and a Speeding Train

I’ve been absent from the blog for a week or so, and that means that I’ve got a few new shots to post. And they’re not the typical photos that appear here. However, let’s start the week off with something that is a bit related to what I usually post, a train photo. I was [...]